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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A2 1 A0 86 2 . DONALD F. HUG v . THE STATE.

Do n al d F. Hu g was co nv i ct ed o f t wo co u n t s o f ag grav at ed as s au lt i n 1 9 9 1 an d

s en t en ced to 4 0 years ’ i n carcerat i o n

. In 2 01 9

, Hu g fi l ed a m o t io n t o co rrect a v o id

s en t en ce, cl ai m i n g t h at t h ere were p ro b l em s wi t h h i s i n d i c t m e n t

. Th e t ri al co u rt

d en ied Hu g ’ s m o t i o n

. Hu g h as fi l ed t h is d i rect ap p eal

. W e l ack ju ri s d ict i o n

.

Un d er OCGA § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f), a co u rt m ay m o d ify a s en t en ce d u r i n g t h e y ear

aft er it s i m

p o s i t i o n o r wi t h i n 1 2 0 d ay s aft er rem i t t i t u r fo l l o w i n g a di rect ap p eal

,

wh i ch ev er i s l at er. F

r a z i er v. S t a t e , 3 0 2 Ga. Ap p . 3 4 6 , 3 4 8 (6 91 SE2 d 2 4 7 ) (2 0 1 0 ).

On ce t h i s s t at u t o ry p eri o d ex p i res

, a t ri al co u rt m ay m o di fy o nl y a v oi d s en t en ce. Id

.

A s en t en ce i s v oi d i f t h e co u rt i m p o s es p u n i s h m en t t h at th e l aw d o es n o t al lo w. Jo n es

v. S t a t e

, 2 7 8 Ga. 6 6 9

, 67 0 (6 0 4 SE2 d 4 8 3) (2 00 4 ). W h en a s en t en ce fal l s w i t h i n t h e

s t at u to ry ran g e o f p un i s h m en t

, i t i s n o t v o i d an d i s n o t s u b ject t o m o d ifi cat i o n b ey o n d

t h e t i m e p ro v i d ed in § 1 7 -1 0 -1 (f). See i d

. M o reo v er, a d i rect ap p eal d o es no t l i e fro m

t h e d en i al o f a m ot i o n t o m o di fy a s en t en ce fi led ou t s id e th e s t a t ut o ry t im e p eri o d

u n l es s th e m o t io n rai s es a co l o rab l e cl ai m t h at t he s en t en ce i s

, i n fact

, vo i d. Fr a z i er

,

3 0 2 Ga. Ap p . at 3 48

.

Hu g ’ s ch al l en g e t o h i s in d i ct m en t d o es n o t cal l i nt o q u es ti o n t h e v al i d i t y o f h i s

s en t en ce an d t h erefo re d o es n o t s t at e a v al i d v o i d -s en t en ce cl ai m

. See vo n Th o ma s v.

S t a te

, 2 93 Ga. 5 6 9

, 5 7 2 (2 ) (7 4 8 SE2 d 4 4 6) (2 0 13 ) (“ M o t i o n s t o v acat e a v o i d

s en t en ce g en eral l y are l i m i t ed t o cl ai m s t h at

– ev en as s u m i n g t h e ex i s ten ce an d

v al i d i t y of t h e co n v i ct i o n fo r wh i ch t h e s en t e n c e was i m po s ed

– t h e law d o es n ot

au t h o rize t h at s en t en ce, m o s t t y pi cal l y b ecau s e i t ex ceed s th e m os t s ev ere p u n i s h m en t

f o r wh i ch t h e ap p l i cab l e p en al s t at u t e p ro vi des .”); Jo nes

, 2 7 8 Ga. at 67 0

. To t h e February 09, 2021ex t en t t h at H u g s o u g h t to cal l i n t o q u es t i o n t h e v al i d i ty o f h i s u n derl y i n g co nv i ct i o n s

,

“ a p et i t i on t o v acat e o r m o di fy a ju d g m en t o f co n vi ct i o n i s n o t an ap p ro p ri at e rem ed y

i n a cri m i n al cas e,” Ha r

p er v. St a t e

, 2 8 6 Ga. 2 1 6

, 2 1 8 (1 ) (6 8 6 SE2 d 7 8 6 ) (2 0 0 9 ), an d

an y ap p eal fro m an o rd er d en y i n g o r d i sm i s s i n g s u ch a m o t i o n m u s t b e d i sm i s s ed

, s ee

i d . at 2 1 8 (2 ); see al s o Ro b er t s v. S t a t e , 2 8 6 Ga. 5 3 2

, 5 3 2 (6 90 SE2 d 1 5 0) (2 0 1 0 ).

Fo r t h es e reas on s , we h ereb y DISM ISS t h i s ap p eal fo r l ack o f ju ri s d i ct i o n

.

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, A t la n t a

,

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f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

.

, C l e r k

. 02/09/2021